1CONVENTION 哈羅;你好 You say 'Hello' to someone when you meet them. 哈羅;你好 [formulae]
Hello, Trish.
你好,特裏茜。
Do you want to pop your head in and say hallo to my girlfriend?
你要不要進來和我女友打個招呼?
Hello is also a noun.
The salesperson greeted me with a warm hello.
售貨員熱情地和我打招呼。
2CONVENTION (打電話時的招呼語)喂 You say 'Hello' to someone at the beginning of a telephone conversation, either when you answer the phone or before you give your name or say why you are phoning. (打電話時的招呼語)喂 [formulae]
A moment later, Cohen picked up the phone. 'Hello?'
過了一會兒,科恩接起電話。“喂?”
Hallo, may I speak to Frank, please.
喂,我找弗蘭克。
3CONVENTION (用於引起别人注意)喂 You can call 'hello' to attract someone's attention. (用於引起别人注意)喂
She could see the open door of a departmental office. 'Hello! Excuse me. This is the department of French, isn't it?'.
她看到一個系辦公室的門開着。“喂!請問,這是法語系,對嗎?”
Very softly, she called out: 'Hallo? Who's there?'